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Hops Growing Is Hopping In Kentucky03:31
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August 16, 2016

Hops growing in a field in around Louisville, Kentucky. (Roxanne Scott/WFPL)

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Kentucky’s craft beer industry is booming. The number of breweries in the state has risen by 600 percent over the past five years. And while Kentucky is not yet famous for its hops, growers there are trying to cash in on the booming craft brewing industry.

Roxanne Scott from Here & Now contributor WFPL reports.

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Roxanne Scott, economy reporter at WFPL. She tweets @WhosWorld.

This segment aired on August 16, 2016.

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